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July 02, 2020 | Crime/Incident Statistics

Reference: F-2020-02072

Request

Request 1

For each of the following years (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 so far), please outline how many reports were made of animals being stolen. Please break this figure down by: a. Type of animal e.g. dog, cat, sheep, cow etc b. Breed of animal e.g. if dog was it a Border Collie, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, or if it was a cat, was it a Persian cat, British Shorthair etc. c. Part of Northern Ireland from where the animal was reported as being stolen d. Whether the animal was reported as returned

Request 2

For each of the following years (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 so far), please outline the number of total animal theft related crimes a. Type of animal reported as stolen e.g. dog, cat, sheep, cow etc b. Breed of animal e.g. if dog was it a Border Collie, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, or if it was a cat, was it a Persian cat, British Shorthair etc. c. Part of Northern Ireland from where the animal was reported as being stolen d. What was the outcome (e.g. sanction, evidential difficulties etc) of these recorded animal theft related crimes

Response

Animal Thefts 2015-2020

Animal Thefts 2015-2020 Attachment